The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2345
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.4° / 345.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.25° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.53° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.